Env portal path track

Entity Description

An entity used to build paths for other entities to follow. Each path_track is a node on the path, each holding the name of the next path_track in the path.

Availability

This point entity is exclusive to Portal.

Keyvalues

Name (targetname) <string>[ Edit ]

The name that other entities refer to this entity by, via Inputs/Outputs or other keyvalues (e.g. parentname or target).
Also displayed in Hammer's 2D views and Entity Report.

See also:  Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs available to all entities

Pitch Yaw Roll (Y Z X) (angles) <QAngle>

This entity's orientation in the world. Pitch is rotation around the Y axis, yaw is the rotation around the Z axis, roll is the rotation around the X axis.

Parentname:

Parent (parentname) <targetname>

Specifies a movement parent. An entity will maintain its initial offset from its parent. An attachment point can be added to the end of the name, separated by a comma.

• Track_beam_scale

<float> The amount to scale the track FX size

• End_point_scale

<float> The amount to scale the endpoint FX size.

• End_point_fadeout

<float> Amount of time to fade out the endpoint FX

• End_point_fadein

<float> Amount of time to fade in the endpoint FX

• target

<target_destination> The next path_track in the path.

• altpath

<target_destination> An alternative path_track to be the next node in the path. Useful for making branching paths. Use the ToggleAlternatePath / EnableAlternatePath inputs to make the alternative path active.

• speed

<float> When the train reaches this path_track, it will set its speed to this speed. This speed must be a positive value that is less than the train's max speed. A value of 0 will cause no change in the train's speed.

• radius

<float> Used by NPCs who follow track paths (attack chopper/gunship). This tells them the maximum distance they're allowed to be from the path at this node.

• orientationtype

<choices> The way that the path follower faces as it moves through this path track.

Literal Value	Description
0	No change
1	Face direction of motion
2	Face this path_track's angles

Flags

• 1: Disabled
• 2: Fire once
• 4: Branch Reverse
• 8: Disable train
• 16: Teleport to THIS path track

Inputs

• ToggleAlternatePath

Cause the track to toggle to/from its alternate path.

• EnableAlternatePath

Enable the alternate path of the track.

• DisableAlternatePath

Disable the alternate path of the track.

• TogglePath

Cause the track to toggle on/off.

• EnablePath

Enable the track.

• DisablePath

Disable the track.

• ActivateTrackFX

Turn on the track's fx beam

• ActivateEndPointFX

Turn on the endpoint's fx.

• DeactivateTrackFX

Turn off the track's fx beam.

• DeactivateEndPointFX

Turn off the endpoint's fx.

Outputs

• OnPass

Fired when any entity following this path passes this path_track node.